Bennie Thompson actually said...

"I encourage this committee to continue serious discussions on how to counter violent extremist messages while protecting Constitutional rights."

"Mr. Chairman, by no means am I saying that this bulletin would have changed the outcome of the situation, but I do think that this illustrates that we need to continue looking into information sharing..."

"Many of my concerns about the Science and Technology Directorate stem from our work in the committee a few years ago during my Chairmanship, when we all worked together over a period of 2 years to pas..."

"Without objective measurement tools, it is impossible for Congress to assess what should be changed or what should be kept."